You believe that this isn't an ad? That posting and sharing is not marketing? This doesn't inspire me to participate. This inspires me to think you are trying

You believe that this isn't an ad? That posting and sharing is not marketing? This doesn't inspire me to participate. This inspires me to think you are trying to bypass HN's dislike of self-promotion by labelling your marketing as "an experiment". The slew of brand new accounts responding to the post further makes me feel like you are absolutely trying to scam the HN community.